English Words Starting With N

• nizhni tagil

  nounC2
  /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈtɑː.ɡɪl/A major industrial city in Russia, located in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, east of the Ural Mountains.
• niˈgerian

  adjectivenounB1
  /naɪˈdʒɪə.ri.ən/A person from Nigeria, a country in West Africa.
• niˈgerien

  adjectivenounLow
  /niːˈʒɛərɪən/A person from Niger, a country in West Africa.
• niˈhility

  nounVery rare / Literary
  /naɪˈhɪləti/The state or quality of being nothing; absolute nothingness; non-existence.
• njord

  nounRare
  /njɔːd/In Norse mythology, the god associated with the sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility.
• nkomo

  nounN/A (Not applicable in English)
  ˈŋkɒmɒThe word 'nkomo' is not an English word with an established meaning in standard English dictionaries. It appears to be a word from certain Bantu languages, notably Zulu and Ndebele, where it commonly means 'cattle'.
• nkosi

  nounLow
  /ŋ̩ˈkɒsi/A Zulu and Xhosa word meaning 'chief', 'king', 'lord', or 'God', signifying authority, sovereignty, and respect.
• nkosi sikelel' iafrika

  nounLow in general English; high in South African English and historical/political contexts related to Africa.
  /ɛŋˌkəʊsi sɪkɛˈlɛl iː ˈæfrɪkə/A Xhosa phrase meaning 'God Bless Africa', used as the title of a pan-African hymn and later as the national anthem of several African nations.
• nkrumah

  nounLow
  /ɛnˈkruːmə/A proper noun referring to Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), the first President and Prime Minister of Ghana and a key figure in the Pan-African movement.
• nlakaʼpamux

  adjectivenounExtremely Low
  A term used for a group of Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting parts of the Fraser and Thompson River canyons in British Columbia, Canada.
• nmr scan

  nounC1
  /ˌɛnɛmˈɑː skæn/A medical imaging procedure that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate detailed pictures of the inside of the body.
• no

  adjectiveadverbinterjectionnounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
  /nəʊ/A word used to give a negative response or to deny something; the opposite of 'yes'.
• no bill

  nounLow (specialist legal term)
  /ˌnəʊ ˈbɪl/an official legal decision by a grand jury not to indict someone for a crime, due to insufficient evidence.
• no contest

  nounMedium
  /ˌnəʊ ˈkɒn.test/A situation where one side is so superior that there is no real competition; an outcome that is certain without a struggle.
• no exit

  nounC1
  /ˌnəʊ ˈek.sɪt/A situation or place from which escape is impossible; a dead end.
• no good

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌnəʊ ˈɡʊd/Not useful, competent, or valuable; inadequate or of poor quality.
• no more

  adjectiveadverbnounB1
  /ˌnəʊ ˈmɔː/A phrase used to indicate the complete cessation or absence of something, or that something has reached its end.
• no-account

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌnəʊ.əˈkaʊnt/a worthless or unreliable person
• no-ball

  nounverbMedium-High (in cricket contexts), Very Low (in general contexts)
  /ˈnəʊ ˌbɔːl/In cricket, an illegal delivery bowled by the bowler, resulting in one run being awarded to the batting side.
• no-brainer

  nounC1
  /ˌnəʊ ˈbreɪ.nər/A decision or choice that is so obvious and easy that it requires no mental effort.

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